Hi, Michael Barabanov wrote:
1. OSMF does change the license without any regard; people who are against ODBL get pissed off and stop contributing (lost for OSM?). No data loss from the database.
2. OSMF does not do that; contributions of people who are against ODBL are deleted, people who are against ODBL stop contributing anyway. Potential data loss.
This is true but I am pretty convinced that (1) would lead to people saying: "Ah, OpenStreetMap, those guys that re-licence their stuff at will." - We would be thrown in with people like CDDB.
I think that there are people who are against ODbL but will continue contributing if they see that this is what most project members want. I think that this number will be much smaller if OSM is seen to ignore their contributors' will. But this is only my impression; maybe one should start a poll asking: "Would you find it morally acceptable to simply change the license without giving a damn for what contributors say?"
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